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Turning Science Into Policy

Posted by David Gordon / November 13th, 2009

One of the best things about the Arctic Council is information sharing and learning about some of the impressive scientific work going on around the Arctic.  Today’s meetings were dominated by scientists and working groups reporting on the diverse variety of projects that they have taken on.


Their enthusiasm came through.  Check out this great interactive map of seabird habitat that has been developed as a project of the Circumpolar Arctic Flora and Fauna working group.  What a fun way to learn about seabird habitat in the Arctic!

I was also really impressed by the Bering Sea Sub-Network, a project run by our friends at Aleut International Association.  Aleut International Association is one of the permanent participants; the association unites Aleuts in Alaska and the Russian Far East.  They’ve done a great project working with communities around the Bering Sea to monitor environmental changes.  It’s a wonderful model for community-based monitoring.

These projects show the true value of the Arctic Council:  bringing science into policy-making and strengthening communities to have a real voice in Arctic governance.

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